Monthly News & Updates

It's pumpkin time! Pumpkin pie, pumpkin lattes, pumpkin soup! In addition, to our pumpkin fill, Let's also fill our "gratitude" tank. What are you thankful for this year? Here at the CHAC FRC, we are thankful for the love and support that we receive from the community. It is through the community support that fires up our passion to continue to be committed and dedicated to providing resources and services that help families and children thrive! THANK YOU.

Highlights: What have we been up to?

We celebrated our 7th annual Halloween Party on Saturday, October 29. Our biggest Halloween yet! We had 400+ participants! This year we designed our first CHAC FRC "Mad Lab". It is an area where children are able to explore and learn through sensory activities. Take a peek into the event at: (link)

On October 21, we had our Fall Planting Party during our Friday Japanese Play & Learn class. In addition, to songs, stories, and craft activities, caregivers and children planted their Fall plants in our community garden with the aid of a new "memory game" designed to help guide families where to plant our crops and flowers. Children more so than the adults, enjoyed playing with our worm and ladybug friends.

"What time is it, Mrs. Grape?" is one of our favorite game in Movetrition. Caregivers and chidlren had a lot of fun participating in games, craft time, and trying new fruits and vegetables. We look forward to the return of Movetrition in Spring 2017. Stay tuned!

Thank You's (we have many, but to list a few:)

We would like to give an extraordinarily HUGE Thank you, to our wonderful volunteers and interns from San Jose State CHAD 60 and CHAD 158. They were pivotal in this year's successful Halloween Party and Movetrition classes.

THANK YOU, to our sponsors and donors that contributed to our Halloween Party. Through your sponsorship we were able to create intricate crafts and activities for our 400+ participants.

THANK YOU, to the members of San Jose State Alpha Phi Omega for all your enthusaisum and help during the Halloween Party.

THANK YOU, to the Chirino family.

THANK YOU, to our community friends & family for your continual support.

THANK YOU, to each and every one of our CHAC FRC staff members. We are small, but mighty!

Announcements

Thanksgiving Boxes / we will be distributing our Thanksgiving boxes in our classes starting the week of November 7th. Our goal this year is to raise $2,000! We have two prizes this year. One for the person that raises the most and a center prize for the center that raises the most percentage wise. CHAC FRC staff members will also take part in raising the funds. If you would like to participate in our Thanksgiving Boxes, please email FamilyResourceCenters@chacmv.org

Fatherhood Changes Everything...And We've Changed Fatherhood*! We still have space in our 24/7 Dad* program. Build friendships and learn from one another. Class are conducted in Spanish (details).

​Save the dates:

Please join us for a community meeting on Friday, November 18 from 6:30pm-8:00pm to discuss Family Resource Center services, how we can improve programming and how we may stay connected to sustain and continue funding for the future.